CASH 2017 Annual Report

71 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market ® under the symbol “CASH.” Quarterly dividends for 2017 and 2016 were $0.13. The quarterly high and low sales prices per share of the common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market, was as follows for the periods presented below: Fiscal Year 2017 Fiscal Year 2016 Low High Low High First Quarter $ 60.20 $ 106.85 $ 39.10 $ 49.67 Second Quarter 76.56 106.90 36.22 46.53 Third Quarter 82.40 93.20 43.55 53.76 Fourth Quarter 60.70 95.00 48.97 62.62 Prices disclose inter-dealer quotationswithout retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and do not necessarily represent actual transactions. Dividend payment decisions are made with consideration of a variety of factors including earnings, financial condition, market considerations and regulatory restrictions. As of November 24, 2017, the Company had (i) 9,666,462 shares of common stock outstanding, which were held by approximately 213 stockholders of record, (ii) no shares of nonvoting common stock outstanding, and (iii) 18,936 shares of common stock held in treasury. The transfer agent for the Company’s common stock is Computershare Investor Services, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202. There were no purchases by the Company during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Total Stock Return Performance Graph The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Meta Financial common stock over the last five fiscal years with the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index (assuming the investment of $100 in each index on October 1, 2012 and reinvestment of all dividends). The stock price performance reflected below is based on historical results and is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The information contained in this section, including the following line graph, shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or "filed" or incorporated by reference in future filings of Meta Financial with the SEC, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.